iraq
Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes
Middle East
November 23, 2019
Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters Saturday, killing one…
Iraqi forces kill three protesters, cleric warns of crisis
Middle East
November 22, 2019
Iraqi forces kill three protesters, cleric warns of crisis
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraqi security forces killed three protesters in Baghdad on Friday and forcibly dispersed protesters blocking the country’s…
Iraqi officials say 8 protesters dead in day of violent clashes
Middle East
November 22, 2019
Iraqi officials say 8 protesters dead in day of violent clashes
BAGHDAD (AP) — Eight people died and at least 90 were wounded on Thursday in renewed clashes in central Baghdad,…
Four Iraqi protesters killed in clashes with security forces
Middle East
November 21, 2019
Four Iraqi protesters killed in clashes with security forces
BAGHDAD (AP) — Renewed clashes overnight in Baghdad between anti-government demonstrators and security forces killed four protesters, Iraqi security and…
Tuktuk, newspaper of Iraq’s uprising, aspires to be vehicle for change
Middle East
November 20, 2019
Tuktuk, newspaper of Iraq’s uprising, aspires to be vehicle for change
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — “If you kill us all, who will you rule over?” says the latest issue of Tuktuk newspaper,…
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
Middle East
November 19, 2019
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government demonstrations in southern Iraq blocked roads leading to the country’s main port and an oil field…
Iraq anti-government protesters block roads amid strike call
Middle East
November 17, 2019
Iraq anti-government protesters block roads amid strike call
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters blocked roads with burning tires in parts of central and southern Iraq on Sunday, halting…
From Mosul to Baghdad, a song of Iraqi solidarity and resistance
Middle East
November 17, 2019
From Mosul to Baghdad, a song of Iraqi solidarity and resistance
While Baghdad anti-regime protesters have clashed with riot police, their supporters in Mosul are using art to fight for change,…
Two killed, 35 wounded in Baghdad protests: police, medics
Middle East
November 14, 2019
Two killed, 35 wounded in Baghdad protests: police, medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Security forces killed two protesters and wounded 35 others in Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources…
UN, top Iraq cleric urge ‘serious’ reforms after protests
Middle East
November 12, 2019
UN, top Iraq cleric urge ‘serious’ reforms after protests
The top UN official in Iraq and the country’s most senior Muslim cleric on Monday urged authorities to get “serious”…